palpigerous

English

Etymology

From palpus +‎ -gerous.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪdʒəɹəs

Adjective

palpigerous (not comparable)

1. (entomology) Bearing a palpus.
   • 1818, William Kirby, William Spence, An Introduction To Entomology: Or, Elements Of The Natural History Of Insects:

     in their eyes usually on a moveable footstalk ; their palpigerous mandibles ; and their four antennæ

References

• “palpigerous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.